Gini coefficient in Colombia
Colombia: Gini coefficient was 0.5438 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini coefficient in Colombia, 1992–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, gini coefficient in Colombia stood at 0.5438.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Colombia peaked at 0.5853 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5092, in 2017.
That places Colombia 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gini coefficient in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5135 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5677 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5853 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5838 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5732 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5601 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5357 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5497 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5391 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5495 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5408 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5445 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5331 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5357 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5353 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5355 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5202 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5172 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5092 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5164 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.525 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5443 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5512 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5482 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5458 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5438 | -0.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.5438 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3588, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.5438 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4447, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5555 | 0.5135 | 0.5853 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.554 | 0.5357 | 0.5838 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5272 | 0.5092 | 0.5445 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5467 | 0.5438 | 0.5512 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More poverty & inequality data for Colombia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,422 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.22 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Colombia?
- Gini coefficient in Colombia was 0.5438 in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5853 in 1999.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5092 in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for gini coefficient?
- Colombia ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.